school in jamaica -- >> a personal story in support of the dream act from lieutenant governor anthony brown. teachers and the clergy are all making pitches endorsing it. the dream act may be the most misunderstood. should illegal immigrants be allowed to get an in state tuition rate at maryland's public colleges? 20-year-old college junior jonathan green came to the u.s. from panama. his parents entered legally. >> you get bad legal advice. that's how we became undocumented. because of that we've applied again but the process takes years. >> opponents contend subsidizing illegal aliens will cost tax payers $228 million a year. >> it's gonna cost $40 million a year for just 1,000 students. >> the department of legislative services could not come up with a reliable estimate, but dls told legislators it could cost tax payers $778,000 beginning in 2014 and go up to $3.5 million by fiscal 2016. jonathan has taken steps to qualify. passage of question four will provide him way to become a legal resident. >> the problem is that there isn't a passage to become documented. that's why we can't do it